Roger Waters | RS Interview Special Edition
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2020
- We spoke with Pink Floyd founder, stadium-filling solo artist, and activist Roger Waters about Donald Trump and COVID19, his postponed tour, John Prine, a failed Pink Floyd peace meeting, and aging artists on tour.
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Could really use The Wall live concert from back in the day in these times of lockdown. Please finally release it, roger.
a youtube search will get you many vids
Which one are you talking about? The live wall concert from around 1980 has been on cd since the early 2000s
@@peterberg8417 the live wall, from 1980 was never officially released...but it's on youtube, as well as the most recent versions 1980 full show ruclips.net/video/1nA3bI_V1fM/видео.html
@@drwhowho There are many vids, but Roger has the 4K scans
I also need cheering up
Waters is passionate, intelligent, and wise. He can be brutal and eloquent in the same sentence, and provides a very succinct, and accurate, description of how the ruling class maintains the status quo for their own benefit. Thank you, Roger, for not staying quiet.
$2,000 for a front row seat at his canceled Pittsburgh concert! Plus Pink Floyd's songs are 'HIS' songs? No wonder Gilmour and Mason nixed lets be pals again. Hypocrite!
@@mofiguy76 well in my opinion waters is a superior songwriter to gilmour and the others and he wrote some of the best floyd had to offer in my opinion if he wrote the songs they are his.
Roger Waters will forever be the group’s lyrical genius and thematic mastermind, Gilmour brought a stronger (and more versatile) voice, a knack for memorable melodies and guitar skills that place him among the greatest players of all time.
In easy to understand terms. Waters would not be where he is now without Gilmour. Comfortably Numb was the song that created the split between Gilmour and Waters. (That and when waters said he was leaving the band and the other 3 decided to stay together as Pink Floyd and Waters took them to court saying they couldn't be called 'Pink Floyd'. After a 2 year court battle, the judge ruled the 3 remaining band members could continue on as Pink Floyd and Roger Waters was 'NOT' Pink Floyd'.) Each had their own version. Gilmour's version was more Rock and Roll. Waters version was the typical depressing lyrics. The WALL Producer Bob Ezrin took both tapes of what each thought the song should sound like back to NYC. Ezin put together a master tape that included what he thought were the pest parts and that is what is on the album. If either were not in Pink Floyd, it wouldn't be the same Pink Floyd that was.
@@mofiguy76 have a look at the video link - in particular from 5:19 - 6:07 - this is what is important here - this is why Assange is in jail - and this is why Roger is doing his best to help him - as for Pink Floyd, I have never been a fan and I have no knowledge of the relationships that might exist at the moment between the members - furthermore I couldn't care less about who is pissed off with who over money and songwriting royalties. I would imagine that of the three remaining original members, Roger is the only one who has taken both personal and financial risks because of the principles that he refuses to compromise. I am sure that there are people in the US State Department who would like to see Waters in jail with Assange and I am equally sure that Roger has invested more of his money than either Gilmour or Mason in pursuing his firmly held belief that this is an issue of freedom of speech, not just for Assange, but for all whistle blowers and investigative journalists who dare reveal the war crimes of powerful states. Take a look - and think it over - best wishes to you !
ruclips.net/video/Af5jP5UYKLg/видео.html
@@mofiguy76 but they are HIS songs
Best interview I ve seen in yrs. Roger seems to be the only one who knows whats going on and speaks his mind at the same time! Fabulous. Thank u Roger!!!
Roger is a 75 years old young man, geniuos, funny, beautiful human
being, take care so much see you
next year at This Is Not A Drill,
I love you Rog, thank's for fighting
for Julian Assange freedom ❤
Well i pride myself on keeping up with these stories so am actually a bit surprised that i have never heard of this guy(Assange) but guess maybe i have been a bit too focused on the rampant Christian persecution in other 3rd world nations, or wherever people/citizens are just too weak too stand up against those in power, such as those stories covered on an almost daily basis at Persecution.org...(but just to be clear, i know everyone has the right to support any cause they so choose, or to ignore any others.)
One of my favorite human beings ever, I'm so honored to be living in and sharing the same era that this magnificent artist is living in.
That made my eyes water. Oh me too, me too ❤
For an elderly gent Roger looks fantastic, sharp as a knife too 👍
He is a knob! A talented knob haha
Roger Waters is one of the extremely few entertainers that actually is an intellectual and when he speaks his mind, in any medium, is actually worth listening to and spending time processing the message he’s trying to relay. His thinking is built on a platform of academically reasoned constructs instead of the typical vacuous opinions of almost all other entertainers who are mostly shallow narcissists trying to reflect the opinions of someone or something they saw on TV and have no comprehension of what they’re talking about.
You might disagree with what Waters says, but he would also be the first person to encourage you to do just that, provided your counter-arguments are also well founded and academically sound. He’s not an academic, he is the platform and means through which academic concepts can get translated into something the man-on-the-street can visualize and process, and he has the reach that academics can never achieve. When Waters talks, people should take the time to listen and actually contemplate what he’s saying. Waters is in the .1% of the 1 % of entertainers actually worth listening to for his opinions.
It’s truly a shame that he and Gilmour couldn’t continue their collaboration. Gilmour’s music was what made Pink Floyd go the distance, and Waters educational and sometimes prophetic lyrics were carried along on the ocean of sound that flowed from Gilmour’s hands. Together, they were greater than the sum of their individual parts. The only other two that had that level of integration were Lennon and McCartney. Partners like that come along so rarely that we haven’t seen the likes again in 50 years. We were lucky beyond all luck to have had two sets of partners during our lifetime. I hope our children will get the chance to witness even “one” such collaboration in their lifetime. Unfortunately, great partnerships like these two are as rare as Halley’s comet.
My 20 yr old daughters’ fella is a ‘ normal 25 yr old ‘ guy , uses all the current media and works as a manager at a chain Italian Restaurant - they play current music but on entering the kitchen the other night , Dark Side was playing . “ They are Unbelievable “ he said to me in a Revered tone...so indeed their music is still enjoyed and respected. I can’t stand the overplaying of “ classic rock “ music at the expense of all the undiscovered old and new music but PF at least - and CRASS amongst others had the knack of making folks take a sideways look at how The System is controlling everyone to their disadvantage. Although PF are a tad more accessible ! Let’s face it , The Final Cut and Mother of a Thousand Dead share exactly the same subject matter 🏴🙄❤️from Wessex
Doc Tari very well said
this is an entirely pretentious take on waters; however, i more or less agree with you.
@@newforestpixie5297 i enourage you to view the youth as not quite so deft and impersonal. people of all ages recognize what is right, without fail.
I love the man with all my being and every breath of my lungs
roger please please release THE WALL film from 1980 on DVD / BLUE RAY remastered !
He, David, and Nick would all have to agree for it to be released because there are two different sets of rights going on with the footage and music.
the footage that is good thares not enough of. and the footage that thares a lot of is not good enough thare was talk about this years ago but thay came to the agrement that a live cd was realesed insted
He’s Paul McCartney’s equal as a musical conceptualist. And Lennon’s as a lyricist. Massive talent.
You shan't compare a beetle with a stink bug. No one holds their nose when observing a Beatle. But a dung Beatle causes such a stink to those whom are truly affected by the words will either make a change or walk away. So who stopped the payment on your reality check?
This Waters is a poet fed- up with the capitalist "pigs" and the back-peddaling of the politics of North America as they'll say one thing and do another. How dare you have an opinion! Especially the U.nited S.ocialists in A.rms!!
Ummm, he's a far greater "musical conceptionalist" than McCartney, not his "equal." And he's a greater artistic genius overall.
He also blows Lennon away as a lyricist (and yes, I do know that Roger is a big Lennon fan).
@@roguescoop no Beatles, no Pink Floyd period. Just remember who influenced who.
Great interview, Roger speaking from the heart as always and not afraid to speak his truth, well done.
He ought to do an album called “its funny you should say that”. It’s becoming a catch phrase of Roger Waters during this interview.
Great interview. Mr Waters has this marvellous ability to talk outspokenly, what many of us would balk at sharing with such venom so openly.👍
"Most people can sit by a brook and look at a Buttercup and hear a Skylark and feel an upwelling of joy in their hearts."......THIS is what I take from this and THIS IS LOVE!!!!! Thank you Roger!!!!
Saw you when I was seventeen and here I am again watching you. I admire your genius and how you stuck it all out it's not easy.
For once, an intellectually rich person with something incredibly valuable to voice is interviewed by someone who is capable of extracting great responses and this is not distilled into under 5 minutes of 2020s low-attention-span journalism! Thank RS for posting this and taking the time to allow Waters' to voice his full and complete views on our painfully ugly predicament. Well done!
Roger is high in my list of people I’d like to sit and chat with for an evening, drink some wine, have a meal and share ideas.
About communism while looking down at the poor from his LA mountain mansion ?
@@gabkoost what makes you think he is a communist, your inherent stupidity, or your inherent bigotry ?
Old wave really 😂😂😂😂 suppose you both could sit there all night slagging if trump at least
@@gabkoost Negative comments on videos of people you don't like makes ya feel good, doesn't it?
Nothing wrong with your mental health.
btw, how many millions have you given to charity?
A lot of people don't like Roger at all because he speaks truth.
I love that freakin' guy because of that fact!
I just referred to Trumpty Dumpty as the Queen Ant giving subliminal messages to his worker drones to Liberate the States that aren't Republican run. And then in this interview, he kind used the same analogy. That f#@ked me up a little.
Got to admire the consistent level of thoughts and ideas Rogers has shared with us over the years. His enthusiasm is never ending. And I just love his ideas, his lyrics and all his music. Many more years Roger ❤️👍x
Very grateful to have seen this and been a fan for all these years...Roger...rock on!
Seeing Roger and hearing him speak, as I just passed the 40 day mark of lockdown, put a huge smile on my face!
Loved this interview, and I fully agree with what Roger has to say. For myself it's been a shocking lesson as to how many aren't getting this, it truly seems like a matrix we are living in, committing the same crimes against humanity over and over. Still want to believe, but it's difficult. Thank you!
We're living through the most dangerous social "experiment" ever conducted- one that's being run by a mindless chunk of RNA. Good luck, humans- hope we pass the test.
People don't understand the problem with life is our sin.
It is like a frequency , I believe ! Some us see , here, feel and smell in a particular wave lenght or frequency ! We are currently sensing this wave length but like a radio there is many other wave lengths around us that we can flow into as easy as changing a radio station !
What a joy to hear such an intelligent, forthright and observant rock star as Roger Waters.
👍🏼
Guess he sold his story to rolling stone
He gave it away
Would you take the Children away
And leave me alone?
no
@@gerhardhauptmann9939 And smile in reassurance, As you wisper down the phone?
@@bigdaz7272 I am not familiar with that lyrics. Had to google it to find out it was from the final cut. My last Pink Floyd album was "Wish you were here"...
i cant wait to see the show when this is all over. i think "Amused to Death" is an absolute masterpiece.
Greatest theme album ever, and the only one he never performed in its entirety - I'll forever be bummed by that
I so love Roger, hope he has many years and great health ahead of him
Roger Waters did a five-hour long interview in the 80s where he talked about drugs, the band, his life, everything. Does anyone know where I can find that interview?? Anyone??
I believe I heard parts of that in the 90s on my loclz rock station. I've been searching for that for a while myself
Do you mean the Redbeard interview? It's on youtube somewhere - there are one or two channels which have it up in hour long segments.
@@lapelcelery42 Hi, thanks for the reply. I can't find anything on "Redbeard Roger Waters" on RUclips. Do you have any links you could share??
I don't know who conducted the interview I'm talking about. I only heard about it because I saw an old video from the 80s on RUclips of Roger Waters getting frustrated at a journalist for asking boring questions and Roger says "Please listen to my 5-hour-long "XYZ" interview I did recently where I talk about Pink Floyd, drugs, and question you can think of" or something like that. Man, I would love to listen to that interview.
@@HelpMeFindTheseSongs He said it was with a guy called Jim Ladd, this could be part of it ruclips.net/video/wxtT9ZT75vs/видео.html
His hair is still magnificent holy shit.
If you don’t eat your disinfectant you can’t have any chloroquine. How can you have any chloroquine if you don’t eat your disinfectant!!!
Ha ha good one! I was actually thinking of listening to The Wall one more time these days...
U ROCK HUGH,, LOL.
💊💉🦠rotflmao🦠
Witty! On a serious note, today we lost a music icon. RIP Vera Lynn!
Hahahahahahaha
Its too bad I was never notified Rogers on tour now 😭 I'd love to see a new interview!!!
Anybody else ever notice how humorous Roger Waters is?
Lighten up, mate.
An inspiring, intelligent. thought provoking man.
He’s come so far emotionally from a young man suing the other members over use of the name he’s actually a great guy extremely intelligent and real
Wow - 76! Keep going as your body feels. You're fantastic and inspirational. Ha, I thought I was doing good teaching over 40 years; lately and presently, 15 years in Asia :) . I'm a youngster at 69. Love your music; my favorite!
THANK YOU Sir Roger Waters for being WHO you are! 💜😎
Not a knight.
Dave's got an MBE though.
tryptychUK David got an CBE.
Thank u 4 seein the Truth. God bless u.
I admire Roger Waters because of what keeps him awake and what makes him get out of bed. Roger Waters is a great reference.
I'm glad he wasn't awarded commander of the british empire, or something like that.
Thank you, Roger.
People bash him for being reach like "what do you know about poverty?" well, at least he's not one of these out of touch celebrities who just live their lifes comfortably inside their mansions and don't say shit about the shit governament we have today.
He also is paying his employees the entire time of the pandemic. So at least Roger puts his money where his mouth is. And he’s actually helping people with his money
I would also ask, ‘then why do people keep voting for extremely wealthy politicians to represent them, if they feel it’s an issue? ‘ The logic seems a little skewed.
Most celebrities are comfortably numb in their Hollywood bubble
I’ll take a true ally wherever I can get them.
It's beautiful to see someone who cares. And depressing as fuk to realise this is not common anymore...
Thoroughly enjoyed this. As Orwell said, ‘in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.’
AMEN It wasn't any enemies that drove the 'Israelites' from the area we call Palestine - it was a very pissed of G-d Himself!
@@Research0digo He also brought them back into their land also just like he said he would .
No, Orwell didn't actually say/write that quote. Quick google will explain.
I love "old Rog". Brilliant interview. Thank You!
What an amazing interview. Roger Waters is an inspiration.
From interviews alone, I would recognize his voice anytime I heard him speak.
A very distinct, artistic style of dialog.
Thank you for interviewing, thanks to him for being interviewed. Brilliant!
Roger Waters is a beautiful human being. 🙏
I love this man . Such a big talent, such a passion. Legend and hero ; Roger Waters !
Fantastic interview! Roger Waters is just about the only musician I could listen to all day. His passion and honesty is utterly priceless - he's got our sick society totally nailed. I just wish you'd asked him why he hasn't released an official DVD of the 'Us And Them' film. We saw it in the cinema and would love it on DVD. Get it out, Roger, especially in these times.
Roger- you are such a talented and intelligent treasure.. Thank you for never being quiet. Please keep pointing out and shouting at all that is wrong and unjust. We are listening...
One thing you can count on with Roger. He's gonna tell you how he feels and most of the time he's right.
I love Roger so much with his very deep intuative real soul surreal lyrical genius story telling!! He's 1 in a INFINITY💫💜😏It's like we are soul connected in our way of thinking and if I ever could have 1 awesome personal wish of anything in my life (59 yrs. young)! I would want to just meet him and sing 1 song with him! I saw Pink Floyd in 88 when the pig got stuck on the wire when they played, Foxboro Stadium in Mass at the time! Although Roger wasn't with Floyd at that time! That was the only bummer! 🌕🌑💜💋✌💫🎵🎸
Love ♡ always been here.
I love this man with all my heart. Roger Waters music has always been deep layered genius and he has always been on the right side of history. Using his platform for shining light on truth.
Did I mention how much I love this man?? 💗🤗💗
@@jeannettesummers1884"What became of the Black People of Sumer?" the traveler asked the old man. "for ancient records show that the people of Sumer were Black. "What happened to them?" "Ah," the old man sighed. They lost their history, so they died." ~A Sumer Legend
From...
The Destruction of Black Civilization, Great Issues of a Race from 4500BC to 2000AD
by Chancellor Williams
Great interview with Roger Waters
Two wrongs never make a right. Lesser evil paves the way to greater evil.
Great interview! Thanks for doing this
Don Henley was the perfect foil for "Watching TV". Tear-inducing masterpiece.
"Would You sell your story to The rolling Stones"...oh what a time to be alive
No, It was "Sell your story to Rolling Stone."
The magazine, not the band.
(ie the magazine doing this interview.)
Its TO ROLLING STONE genius
"I hate parties. I don't want to talk to strangers. I don't want to make new friends." Fucking legend.
Why isnt this above a million views?
I got an HBO ad and the first movie that popped up was Wizard of Oz i love it
I'm a lifelong PF fan, and still have dark side in my CD player in my honda. Yep. Re: Roger... he's brilliant, but a bit annoying and cocky. Dave and Nick seem warmer, like they'd be easier to get along with. It's interesting how many great bands need these polar opposites in their chemical makeup.
Best interview with Roger ever:)
Amazing interview. CALL Dave!! Love you two so much! Reason I picked a guitar up in the US. It’s how I make money, with my guitar. You’re the reason, love from America.
Given the weight of truth, this is a marvelous interview💕
Great interview -- thanks Roger.
Makes me so happy that Roger was rooting for Bernie and it's really nice to know he still lives by the lyrics he wrote decades ago. It's such a damn shame how he's tried to schedule a temporary "truce" with David for the fans but just can't seem to get through to him. Now is the perfect time to heal these old wounds.
And this interview highlights why I was drawn to pink floyd and why I still follow roger waters ❤️
Great interview, I love Roger, he's my hero
Love you Roger Waters: See you in 2021.
Roger’s best period of songwriting was when he was in his 20’s. He seems to have completely forgotten most of it or seriously undervalued it, but it was his best stuff. He might say he didn’t know what he was doing, but if that’s the case, his naïveté served him and the listener quite well. Way better than his bitter, reactive stuff. His real flowering came about during the making of the More album. So many great songs there. Cirrus Minor, Green Is The Color, The Nile Song, Cymbaline and others. One of the most beautiful songs ever made, Grantchester Meadows, has no equal. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict certainly has no equal. Pillow of Winds and Burning Bridges. So many superb songs in those earlier days. I wish that someday an interesting journalist comes along and gets Roger to talk about it all because his earlier period is extremely interesting and unique. A World Treasure.
Agreed. While I enjoy post Meddle releases, his earlier work ticks all my boxes.
Imagine my shock when More and Obscured songs showed up on my 17-yr-old's playlist. She, with the golden ear.
Dave Fink Play her the More album and Grantchester Meadows followed by Several Species. That should really widen her eyes. It sure did that to my 17 year old eyes way back in the day. Discovering the band back then starting at Piper At The Gates of Dawn was the experience. Every new (to me in 1970) album was such a joy to behold, from cover to sound. Then discovering the British version of Piper with three more songs and then Syd’s solo albums and the quirky Roger Waters/Ron Geesin album Music From The Body........well. Those were interesting days. I still cherish it all.
Sugar D And no doubt the band dynamic and contribution of ideas came into play as well. It was a really fruitful period for Roger and being that he didn’t start out as the band’s main songwriter, it’s quite extraordinary how he came forth with such an abundance of high quality, imaginative writing, aided and abetted by such a great band.
I forgot to mention Julia Dream and Point Me At The Sky. Yep, someday an interviewer of quality who really knows the material should sit down with Roger and really delve deep into that period. It’s one of the most amazing periods of musical creation and Roger, along with the band really delivered quality. To this day it all continues to conjure its magic on new listeners and listeners of old.
- Can I hear you
- Ahh, can YOU hear me
- I fucking can
What a great interview.
I love the fact that they had a democratic vote on having a democratic vote and they voted no by 2 to 1
Imagine if he proposed Final Cut. Dave had just ordered a restraint order against him
love him even more, doesn't look like i'll see him in july, toronto
Excellent interview both of you.
How an era is ending. It began in the 60’s with Syd Barrett and it feels like it was yesterday.
Truly a wonderful person through and through!
yeah just dont make him angry
@@wickedhouston5538 same as anyone.
Nice to see him not cut up and slandered by the Zionists
@John Roe If you could reach the height of that poop you'd have something to brag about.
@John Roesucks being a nobody
This is coming from a Floyd fanatic, but ... Amused to Death is the best album I have ever heard. Listen to it (again). Thank you, Roger!
Agreed, and Jeff Beck walked over Gilmour.
Its a true Pink Floyd album with only Waters name to it 🎶 We all KNOW who PINK FLOYD is after listening to that album ✨
We don’t speak of Radio K.A.O.S!
Dude , You Are Awsome. Thank You !
Great music great man and great ethics
Loved it. Would love to have a pint with you Roger. Great interview giving the interviewee an opportunity to express their views unlike the dickeds in the UK - mentioning no names Piers!
well said Roger. If only there were more like you
I love this man, what an honest pure soul
Wow! Roger as the jolly older gentleman! I love it! I would also love to hear a more folksy acoustic based Waters.
I love his dedication to the craft.
This interview is just awesome ..I'm with you Roger .got to love it.made my day..love listening to you.
Strangers walking down the street by chance 2 passing glances meet, and I am you and what I see is me
Ooh Animals... Probably the best album I love to hear live
I think the wall is the best piece of music ever made. Longevity with the likes of Shakespeare, it will never get old.
I love the Amused To Death album!
The second best album ever after the wall 👍
“The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.”
― Frank Zappa
This virus is definitely pulling back the curtain.
WOW Was that is a Carson interview - or ? please?
this is a very powerful quote
@@butts359 Frank was very good at those
this man has so much integrity, passion and honesty
The only thing that bothered me is that Roger would be in the middle of something compelling and they'd do an edit! Where's the uncut version?
Anyway, good on him for keeping his employees on the payroll, presumably into the middle of next year!
45:15 sounds kinda like grantchester meadows - a waters classic
Jackson Barrett I thought same thing
Toast, coffee, marmalade, I love marmalade!
The most underrated album of all time!
Waters is an intelligent, funny and incredible man and this is such a funny and insightful interview
Fantastic interview.
Sir. Roger Waters Thank you for caring!!!
Amused to death is the best concious rock album EVER!
His best solo album by far and among the best of his whole music career. Very underrated.
@@MrSevillian he would tell you darkside is better. It's easier listening. It's not better
Yes, Amazing album!
@@Nanneke9 you know how many people who think they're pink floyd fans have never heard of it? It's ridiculous. It's almost undeniably better than anything other than dark side. And i like it better than darkside. But i like music with a message
Really good interview!
Pleased that I live in New Zealand
Bruce
That stranger walking past at the end of the us and them tour !!!
It's a beautiful thing to see a real artist fighting against the ruling class and sticking up for the underdog. This man is a true hero.
My favourite part is where he cares so much for the underdog he's charging $200 for tickets to his shows.
@@skypekai shoot more than that. However I have seen his last 2 tours and I never once thought i wasn't getting my money's worth
@@skypekai Then you must be such an underdog you didn't spend two minutes to find tickets for $65 like I did.
@@LoyalOpposition congrats but you completely failed to form an argument
[sings] "We watched the tragedy unfold
...We did as we were told
We bought and sold
...It was the greatest show on earth
But then it was over
...We oohed and aahed
We drove our racing cars
...We ate our last few jars of caviar..."
After my own heart, Roger.
i got a shiver just before he said it.